| 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 610
...admitted one of the semen proctors of the university in April 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...occupations, and especially in the study of nature. Tins he followed with patient assiduity, and a mind ever open to the lessons of piety and benevolence... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 496
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the university in April 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several 1 Ath. Ox. vol. II.— Life prefixed to his " Last Thonghts."— Gen. Diet— Biog. Brit.— Burnet's... | |
| John Aikin - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 506
...pursuits, and especially in the study of nature. The latter he followed with accurate attention and patient assiduity, and a mind ever open to the lessons of piety and benevolence which such a study is calculated to afford. He gave die fruit of his remarks to the public in " The Natural History and Antiquities... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...April 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery, lie early fixed his residence in his native village, where...well calculated to afford. Though several i Ath. Ox. TO). II. — Life prefixed to liis " Last Thoughts."— Gen. Diet. — Biog. Biit.— Buraei's Own... | |
| Gilbert White - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 380
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the university in April 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several occasions offered of settling upon a college living, he could never persuade himself to quit the beloved... | |
| John Holmes - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...where he took the degree of BA in 1743, was a Fellow in 1744, MA in 1746, "and Senior Proctor in 1752. Strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...his residence in his native village, where he spent his life with the utmost tranquillity in literary occupations, and the study of nature, and serenely... | |
| 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...admitted one of the senior Proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...native village, where he spent the greater part of hi« life in literary occupations, and especially in the study of Nature. This he followed with patient... | |
| Gilbert White - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 354
...admitted one of the senior Proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several occasions offered of settling upon a college living, he could never persuade himself to quit the beloved... | |
| Gilbert White - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 338
...admitted one of the senior Proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...he followed with patient assiduity, and a mind ever »pen to the lessons of piety and benevolence, which such a study is so well calculated to afford.... | |
| Edward Jesse - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...indebted for his delightful work.* ' He was strongly at' tached to the charms of rural scenery, and early ' fixed his residence in his native village,...he ' spent the greater part of his life in literary occu' pations, and especially in the study of nature. * It has been said of him that these remarks... | |
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